JP3018673B2 - Order information creation device with uniform format - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a production management technique for a production system having a plurality of production sites (usually production lines), producing a plurality of types of products, and shipping the produced products to the plurality of locations. It is about.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, an engine production plant of an automobile manufacturer has a plurality of engine production lines and produces a plurality of types of engines. The engine produced is shipped to one of a plurality of vehicle assembly lines. In order to manage the production of such a production plant, information indicating which type of engine, how many engines are produced, on which production line, and which produced engine is to be shipped to which automobile assembly line is required. I do. In order to obtain this information (this indicates the contents of orders received by this production plant, hereinafter referred to as order information), the conventional technology uses the type and quantity of engines required for each automobile assembly line. The indicated information is recorded on a floppy disk, read by a management computer at an engine production factory, and the read information is aggregated to obtain order information at the engine production factory. That is, the order information is created based on the order information specified by the product shipping destination (this is the order information when viewed from the production system).

However, if the product shipping destinations have different characteristics, the format of the order information from there may be different. For example, in the case of the engine production plant,
The order information may be sent from each of the automobile assembly lines, or the order information may be sent from a plant other than an automobile using the engine, for example, a factory that produces a generator. Alternatively, order information may be sent from a parts inventory center that stores the engine for engine replacement and repair. In this case, not all information is necessarily sent due to the circumstances of the product shipping destination. For example, information from a generator factory may only include code data indicating the factory, but may not include code data indicating lines within the factory. Alternatively, the information from the parts inventory center only includes code data indicating that the information is from the parts inventory center, but includes code data indicating from which parts inventory center the information is. May not.

[0004] As described above, since the contents of the order information specified by the product shipping destination, that is, the format of the order information is not uniform, it is difficult at present to input the order information in a unified manner. Complements and unifies the format, and performs manual input processing one by one. Part of the automatic input of data is also performed, but the format of the order information is standardized. In the case illustrated above, it is only performed on the order information from the automobile assembly line. The operator manually inputs the parts to be shipped to the generator factory.

[0005]

For this reason, the input operation for creating the order information requires an extremely large amount of manpower, and the acquisition operation is enormous in a large-scale production system particularly requiring production management. It has become. Therefore, in the present invention, when order information is indicated in a different format from the product shipping destination, a device that creates missing order information and creates order information in a uniform format by developing a device for inputting order information is developed. Is to be simplified.

[0006]

For this purpose, in the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, the concept is schematically shown in a plurality of products (A1, A2...) At a plurality of production locations (C1, C2...). )
In a production system (K) that produces a product and ships the produced product to a plurality of locations (J1, J2, ...), which kind, how many, and at which production location, and which location to ship? A means (L) for inputting order information specified in a different format from each of the product shipping destinations (J1, J2...). Means M for storing the order definition information to be referred to when calculating the information lacking in the order information, specifying the format of the input order information, and specifying the order definition information to be referred based on the identification result. An order information creating device P having a uniform format including an order information supplementing means N for identifying and complementing missing information based on the identified order item definition information has been developed.

[0007]

According to the apparatus of the present invention for creating order information having a unified format, the necessary information is stored in the order definition information storage means M, so that the shipping destination (J1, J2
..), The complementing means N can supplement the missing information with reference to the ordered item definition information. Therefore, even if information is input in different formats, it can be used as order receiving information in a uniform format. This eliminates the need for the operator to manually input the missing information one by one. The present invention,
Not only is it useful for managing the engine production plant illustrated above, but also in a production system where multiple types of products are produced at multiple production locations and shipped to multiple locations, information is sent in different formats from each product destination. It goes without saying that when indicated, it generally applies.

[0008]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG.
For production control of X, engine production factory groups B1 to BX
Is a device for creating the order information received by the company in a unified format.

First, the production system will be described. As described above, there are a plurality of engine production plants, and each plant also has a plurality of engine production lines. A plurality of types of engines are produced in this engine production factory group.
It is possible that the same type of engine is produced on more than one production line.

[0010] The engines produced in the engine production factory group are an automobile assembly factory D1 ..., a factory DY which produces things other than automobiles using this engine, and a parts inventory center DZ for storing this engine for replacement and repair. Ships to one of ... Each of the automobile assembly factories and the like has a plurality of assembly lines J1, J2,.

FIG. 3 shows the system configuration of an apparatus for creating order information in a unified format according to this embodiment. In the figure, reference numeral 2 denotes a communication processing device, which is connected to a parts inventory center distributed in various places by a communication line. Through this communication line, order information in the form of “supply” described later with reference to FIG. 5 is sent from each parts inventory center. In the figure, reference numeral 4 denotes a floppy disk input device, which reads a floppy disk storing information indicating a part number and a number to be shipped to an automobile assembly line or an assembly line other than an automobile. In the figure, reference numeral 6 denotes a console input device by which an operator inputs information from a parts inventory center to which a communication line is not connected or an assembly line of an object other than an automobile that receives order information via a telephone or the like. The order receiving information creation device P further includes a control program storage device 10, an order item definition file 18, and an order information file 20, which are connected to the arithmetic unit 8 via an internal communication line 22.
This system builds a so-called computer.

This computer executes the processing shown in FIG. That is, steps S2 and S4 in FIG. 7 are executed by the program 11 for inputting information and determining the format.
If the format input here is "vehicle", the vehicle order processing program 12 is executed, and steps S13 to S15 are executed. If it is the "supply" format, the supply order processing program 14 is executed, and steps S20 to S25 are executed. If it is the "supply" format, the supply order processing program 16 is executed, and steps S30 to S35 are executed. After the order processing programs 12, 14, and 16 are executed and the information is supplemented, the order information storage program 17
Is executed, and step S6 is executed, and the order information is stored in the order information file 20 in a uniform format.

First, a case where information is sent from a production line for things other than automobiles will be described. Order data in the format shown in FIG. 6A is input from the floppy disk from the assembly line for objects other than the vehicle as described above (step S2). In the case of FIG. 6 (a), an example is that "an engine of A3 part number is produced in an engine factory of B5, and it is delivered to a factory of D4 (here, a product other than an automobile is produced) by three G engines". are doing. Note that the number of shipments per day is specified for one month as the normal G3. In FIG. 6, the post-process refers to a code indicating a shipping destination. Here, there is no information as to which line of the B5 factory should be produced. Further, it does not include information on which line of the D4 factory should be shipped. Information in this format
As shown at the left end of FIG. 6 (a), it starts with the text name "Pay". When the operator receives a telephone call from, for example, a generator production factory and inputs the data from the console 6, the data is input in the format shown in FIG.

During the processing shown in FIG. 7, when it is determined in step S4 that the order information is input in the "supply" format, the supply order processing program 16 is started. When activated, first, in step S30, the ordered goods definition file 18 is searched using the product type (part number) and the post-process code as keys.

In FIG. 3, the order definition file indicated by reference numeral 18 is a file indicating a post-process line code and its allocation condition for each product type, and a own process line code and its allocation for each product type. It is built with a file indicating the conditions. In step S30 in FIG. 7, the former file is searched using the product number indicating the product type and the post-process code as keys. The data shown in (b) in FIG. 6 is an example of data retrieved in step S30 using the product number A3 and the post-process code D4 as keys, and the supply engine A3 (such as an automobile assembly line or a parts inventory center). Is sent to the assembly plant D4, the ratio of I5 to the line indicated by E6F2 and the ratio of I6 to the line indicated by E7F3
It should be noted that it should be shipped at a ratio of Such data is stored in the former order definition file for each product and post-process code.

When the post-process line code is extracted in step S31 in FIG.
The allocation process is performed. Here, step S31
, Extracted in this case, for each of E6F2 and E7F3, G for the line of E6F2
The i5 of the three units are allocated to the E7F3 line, and the i6 of the three units are allocated to the E7F3 line. Here, i5 = I5 / (I
5 + I6), i6 = I6 / (I5 + I6). The data after the end of step S32 is illustrated in FIG.

At this stage, where and how many pieces are to be shipped are specified, but which line to produce them is not specified. Therefore, next, in step S33 of FIG.
Using the part number and the own process code as keys, an ordered item definition file that defines the part number, the own process code, the own process line code, and the allocation condition is searched. As a result, step S34
Thus, data as illustrated in FIG. 6D is extracted. FIG. 6D shows that when a product A3 is made in a factory B5, it should be produced at a ratio of H9: H10 on a line C9 and a line C10. When information on which line is produced and at what ratio is thus extracted, an actual allocation process is executed in step S35.

FIG. 6E illustrates this result. For example, the record at the top row indicates that the product A3
This indicates that G3 × i5 × h9 units are produced on the C9 line of the factory and shipped to the E6F2 line of the D4 factory. Here, h9 = H9 / (H9 + H10), h10 = H
10 / (H9 + H10). As a result of the above processing, all necessary information is obtained. As a result, step S in FIG.
When step 6 is executed, all missing information is complemented, and order information in a uniform format is stored in the order information file 20.

Next, a case will be described in which information necessary for replenishing the engine is input from the parts inventory center via the communication processing device 2 of FIG. In this case, as shown in FIG. 5A, the product number, type information indicating that the shipping destination is the receiving destination of the supply item, and the quantity data are input. The type information is indicated by the end code of the post-process line code being zero. In addition, the quantity is indicated per day over a certain period. Data in this format is distinguished from other formats by the "supply" code at the beginning. When the operator makes an input from the console device 6 by telephone communication or the like from the parts inventory center, FIG.
Enter the data in the format.

When this data is input, it is determined in step S4 in FIG. 7 that the data is in the replenishment format, and the processing after step S20 is executed. In step S20, data in which the last bit of the product number and the post-process line code are zero is searched from the order definition file. As a result of this search, the post-process line code and the allocation condition are searched in step S21. FIG. 5 (b) shows the search results for the product A2, which shows that the product A2 is a line E20, a line E31, and a line E40 of the factory D2.
I1 and I1: I
An example of data to be shipped at a ratio of 2: I3: I4 is shown. Since the data format just input is “supply”, the lines ending with zero are shown in this case, in this case E20 and E4
It is distributed to the line of 0.

After the line codes and the allocation conditions are extracted in this way, the allocation process in the subsequent process is executed in step S22 in FIG. FIG. 5 (c) illustrates the result. The product A2 is G2 × i1 on the E20 line of the D2 factory and G2 × i3 on the E40 line of the D3 factory.
This is an example of individual shipment. Where i1 = I1 /
(I1 + I3), i3 = I3 / (I1 + I3).

At this stage, the production line has not yet been specified. Then, in step S23 in FIG. 7, the order definition file is searched using the product number as a key, and the production line of the product and its allocation condition are searched. FIG. 5 (d) shows an example of such a case.
This shows that the production is performed at the ratio of H5: H6: H7: H8 on the 6 lines and the C7 line and the C8 line of the B4 factory, respectively.

When the own process line code and the allocation condition are extracted in step S24 in this manner, the actual allocation process is executed in step S25. Fig. 5 (e)
The record at the top shows that a product called A2 should be produced in G2 × i1 × h5 on the C5 line of the B3 factory and shipped to the E20 section of the parts inventory center called D2. . Where h5 = H5 /
(H5 + H6 + H7 + H8). After all the missing information is extracted in this way, the order information is stored in the order information file 20 in a unified format in step S6 in FIG.

Finally, information on an order received from a vehicle assembly line will be described. In this case, information is input from the floppy disk in the format shown in FIG. Although this information has complete data indicating the shipping destination, its own process is not specified. In this case, after step S13 in FIG. 7, the same processing as in steps S23 and S33 is performed. FIG. 4 (e) shows the result. In the figure, h
1 is H1 / (H1 + H2 + H3 + H4).

In this embodiment, the communication processing device 2, the floppy disk input device 4, and the console input device 6 constitute means L for inputting order information specified in a different format from the product shipping destination. The order definition file 18 constitutes an order definition information storage unit M. Then, the programs stored in the control program storage device 10, that is, information input for executing steps S2 and S4 in FIG. 7, a format discrimination program 11, and a vehicle order processing program 1 for executing steps S13 and subsequent steps in FIG.
2. The order receiving order processing program 14 executing step S20 and subsequent steps, the supply order receiving processing program 16 executing step S30 and subsequent steps, and the arithmetic unit 8 executing them specify the format of the input order receiving information. Steps S13 to 15, 20 to 25,
By executing any one of steps 30 to 35, the order information complementing means N is configured to identify the order item definition information to be referred and to supplement the missing information based on the identified order item definition information. . According to the apparatus of this embodiment, information to which a text name is added can be automatically input from an arbitrary storage medium such as a communication line or a floppy disk, and the input operation is significantly facilitated.

[0026]

According to the present invention, the format of the order information sent in different formats and contents is automatically unified according to the circumstances of the product shipping destination, so that the operator can manually input the format while unifying the format. Or the operation of adjusting the format after inputting can be dispensed with, and the inputting operation of data is remarkably simplified.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing the concept of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing a production system in which the present invention is useful.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a system configuration according to an embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing “vehicle” format data and the contents of subsequent processing;

FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically illustrating data in a “supply” format and subsequent processing contents;

FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically showing “supply” format data and the contents of subsequent processing;

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a processing procedure executed by the apparatus of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 L: Order information input means M: Order item definition information storage means N: Order information supplement means

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] In a production system in which a plurality of types of products are produced at a plurality of production locations and the produced products are shipped to a plurality of locations, any type, how many, and at which production locations, This is a device that creates order information in a uniform format that indicates whether to ship to a location. A means for inputting order information specified in a different format from each of the product shipping destinations, lacking the input order information Means for storing the order definition information to be referred to when calculating the information; identifying the format of the input order information; identifying the order definition information to be referred based on the identification result; Order information supplementing means for supplementing missing information based on the received order item definition information.